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Training Programs Tie How to Fly Drones Together with Data Collection and Geographic Data Analysis

If you haven’t noticed that Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, have been impacting the agriculture industry lately, it may be time to crawl out of your winter hibernation.

24 Feb 2017

Nevada Drone Industry Sets New Long-Distance Record for UAV Package Delivery

The Nevada Drone Industry set a new long-distance record for aerial package delivery flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under beyond line of sight conditions.

23 Feb 2017

UPS Successfully Tests Drone Delivery

UPS announced today that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS® package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.

22 Feb 2017

Researchers Use Drones to Remotely Evaluate, Predict Timing of Pod Maturity

When plant breeders develop new crop varieties, they grow up a lot of plants and they all need to be checked. Repeatedly.

21 Feb 2017

DRI-led Research Team Records Longest Unmanned, Cross-Country Round-Trip Flight in Nevada History

Nevada's unmanned cloud-seeding research team has realized another fundamental capability in their effort toward enhancing snowfall in mountainous regions of the West.

17 Feb 2017

Bird Surveys Using Drones

In addition to taking aerial photographs or delivering packages, drones are now being used for a totally new purpose – counting small birds!

15 Feb 2017

AeroVironment Displays Quantix Drone and AV Decision Support System at World Ag Expo and National Farm Machinery Show

AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both military and commercial applications, shared details regarding its ongoing pilot programs, which are entering their third year and have guided development of the AV DSS platform.

15 Feb 2017